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Today on the Pure Mobile blog we're all about sound and color, with a bright spectrum of earbuds andheadphones for iPhone 5 in all the colors of the rainbow. From over-ear models to flexible earbuds, special sound isolating sets and sport headphones, we're rounding up some of the best iPhone 5 audio accessories from iHome, iLuv, iSkin and more.

iHome Rubberized Earphones for iPhone 5 in Purple

These purple Rubberized Earphones from iHome come in a color-coordinated carrying pouch, along with detachable ear cushions in a range of sizes, so you'll always get a compfortable fit.

But aside from the funky hues, these earbud-style headphones for iPhone 5 boast an ultra lightweight, comfortable design, as well as built-in high-performance speakers for extended frequency range and lower distortion

ClarityOne Premium Earbuds with Mic for iPhone 5 in Orange

Orange you glad ClarityOne designed their Premium Earbuds with Mic with a built-in PureSound processor for distortion free sound?

These iPhone 5 compatible headphones offer clear, 3-dimensional sound quality, feature a tangle-free cord and come with three different sizes of silicone tips for a comfortable fit.

iSkin earTones Headphones for iPhone 5 in Red

iSkin's line of earTones headphones for iPhone 5 was designed with a whole spectrum of color in mind.

But aside from awesome hues, like this this red pair, these slick earbuds come with a built-in mic that allows you to easily play, pause or skip tracks as well as answer and end calls with a single button.

These earbud-style headphones help keep outside noise out and come with different sizes of ear-cushions for a great fit.

Of course, most of these accessories come in a variety of tones, so picking your favorite features and favorite color is easy. Check out Pure Mobile for even more great headphones for iPhone 5, in all the colors of the rainbow!

Last time we checked in with Beats by Dre, the high-end headphones were all the rage among equally high-profile names. Everyone, from Gwen Stefani to Lil Wayne, and even the Biebs was sporting a pair, making them one of the hottest brands of its kind on the market.

But the top of the line headphones are about to get down and dirty, extreme sports style, in a new collaboration with Swedish company POC, a maker of protective sports gear. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the new Receptor BUG Helmet.

This brand spanking new snowboarding helmet comes with a pair of Beats by Dre built right into the neckroll.

"With the remote control, compatible with most smart phones, you can take calls and switch songs and adjust volume right from the cord. No more fumbling with gloves to find your cell phone or music player," says POC.

Of course, this is by no means the first ski or snowboard helmet to incorporate headphones for listening while you ride the slopes. But it's an interesting, though not really surprising, collaboration for the Beats brand, which has already caught on in the world of pro sports. (Lebron James already has a pair.)

When you're listening to your favorite music, you want to hear every nuance, every instrument, every note, every word, and nothing more.

Unfortunately, even when you're listening with headphones, you often get a lot of unwanted add-ons – your neighbor yelling into the phone, a delivery truck idling down the street, the leaky faucet. Not exactly an ideal music listening experience, is it?

Most of today's standard headphones, earbuds, and speakers use voice coil or single coil technology, which was originally designed about a century ago for electric motors. the problem, explains ClarityOne, is that "all audio signals that go through a voice coil or a coil crossover is subject to interference. We know of this evil as distortion and loss of harmonics or your sound."

But in short, they promise that their PureSound Processor produces pure, clean, undistorted sound that preserves the original harmonics and quality of all music, with no distortion.

And even though that promise, on its own, would set their headphones and earbuds a cut above the rest, ClarityOne hasn't stopped there. They've also tended to little details that would improve upon the design of even traditional headphones.

The earbuds are also available with three different sizes of custom silicone tips, so you can get a perfect, comfortable fit that also eliminates all outside noise. And their wires are designed to resist tangles, which in the end, improves their lifespan.

We could probably go on and on, but the best test is probably to try them out, and see how they stack up next to your standard pair of headphones. We doubt you'll be disappointed.

Apple may have some revolutionary new earbuds for us to go along with next month’s iPhone launch.

In a patent filed earlier this year, Apple described a “vented in-the-ear headphones” design that reduces the echo of your own voice that you sometimes hear when you're on the phone. The patent that got approved yesterday claims the invention “aims to improve the sound quality by venting or leakage.”

It apparently works like this: When external vibrations caused from the sound within earphones bounce against the skull or other parts of the body near the ear, sound quality is reduced. Apple’s earbud design has a “vented tip” that forms a seal within the ear canal. As stated in Apple’s patent filing, “This provides the wearer with good acoustic isolation against external sounds.”

This is good acoustic news for all of us who’ve tried carrying on a phone conversation while exercising or even walking on a noisy street. Now let’s hope Apple lets those new earbuds loose with that new iPhone.